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 MEC 563 - Advanced   include linear algebra, numerical   ITE504 - Data Science and Big   techniques. Advanced unsupervised   tool use and multi-step reasoning,
 Thermodynamics  Master of   differentiation and integration,   Data Analytics   and supervised (classification and   through hands-on design and
 Credit Hours: 3  Science in   and advanced matrix operations. It   Credit Hours: 3  regression) models are discussed in   implementation using modern
 extends to more complex topics such
                                      depth. The course trains students on
                                                                     frameworks. The course concludes
 Pre-requisite: Graduate Status  as Fourier Transform techniques,   Pre-requisite: Graduate-Standing  using Python and MATLAB machine   with generative and multimodal
 This course of Advanced   Artificial   nonlinear equations, optimization   This course in Data Science and   learning libraries and toolboxes   deep learning applications, including
 Thermodynamics presents in-depth   methods, and differential equation   Big Data Analytics introduces   for implementing advanced AI   generative models, 3D and vision–
 theories of thermodynamics. A   Intelligence  solving, including both ordinary   students to the essential techniques   and machine learning systems   language intelligence, and real-world
 review study of the fundamental   and partial differential equations.   for managing, processing, and   applications.  deployment scenarios such as object
 concepts and laws of classical   The practical application of these   analyzing vast and complex data   MAI590 - Advanced Deep   tracking, detection, deep diagnostics,
 thermodynamics is presented . The   MAI502 - Advanced Research   techniques is demonstrated   sets from various sources, including   Learning Applications   and federated learning. Assessment
 course also includes: the application   Communication   through targeted labs and projects,   social media, web applications,   is based on proctored assignments,
 of fundamental thermodynamics   emphasizing real-world scenarios   and IoT devices. It starts with   Credit Hours: 3  a course project, a review paper,
 laws to thermal systems; second-law   Credit Hours: 3  such as image interpolation, energy   the fundamentals of Big Data,   Pre-requisite: MAI540  and a final presentation, enabling
 analysis, and the concept of exergy   Pre-requisite: Graduate-Standing  optimization, and system analysis.   covering the 5-Vs characteristics   students to develop both practical
 and its usefulness in optimizing   The curriculum culminates with   and addressing challenges in data   This course introduces advanced   implementation skills and critical
 thermal systems; introduction to   This course teaches advanced written   a focus on probability, random   acquisition, storage with HDFS and   deep learning concepts and   analysis abilities using TensorFlow
 chemical thermodynamics, and   and oral communication skills to   variables, statistical analysis, and the   NoSQL, and preprocessing. Students   applications, guiding students   and Keras.
 phase and chemical equilibrium;   graduate students through a series   Central Limit Theorem, preparing   will learn to implement Big Data   from foundational neural network   MAI621 - Computer Vision and
 thermodynamics of combustion   of structured assessments. Students   students for advanced problem-  processing with Hadoop and Apache   principles to modern deep learning   Image Processing
 will first develop a conference-style
 systems, heat transfer associated   solving in research and professional   Spark, explore cloud computing   systems. The course begins with
 with combustion reactions, and   research paper in pairs, focusing on   practice.  platforms such as AWS, Azure, and   a review of the mathematical   Credit Hours: 3
 equilibrium composition of the   clarity, structure, and adherence to   MAI605 - Artificial Intelligence   GCP, and apply machine learning   foundations of deep learning,   Pre-requisite: MAI503
 products of combustion.  academic standards. Individually,   to large data sets. The course   followed by data-driven approaches
 they will complete a review paper   Ethics and the Society   emphasizes practical skills in data   to image classification using linear   In this course students are
 synthesizing up to 50 peer-reviewed   Credit Hours: 3  visualization, real-time analytics, and   classifiers and fully connected neural   introduced to computer vision
 sources to strengthen their ability   Pre-requisite: Graduate-Standing  the application of Big Data in fields   networks. Students then study   and image processing techniques,
 to analyze and summarize existing   like smart grids and bioinformatics.   optimization, backpropagation, and   focusing on both foundational and
 literature. To build professional   This course surveys relevant   Through hands-on assignments and   stability considerations. Convolutional   advanced topics. The areas of study
 communication skills, each student   philosophical discussions and   projects, students will design and   Neural Networks (CNNs) are   include digital image acquisition,
 will design a scientific poster and   questions about the fundamental   develop effective Big Data solutions,   covered in depth, with emphasis on   representation, and color processing;
 deliver a recorded oral presentation,   differences between humans and   preparing them for advanced roles in   modern architectures and design   2-D and 3-D image transforms and
 demonstrating their capacity to   machines, and debates over the   Big Data analytics.  principles for image classification,   point operations; image filtering
 convey research findings effectively.   moral status of AI. It offers context   as well as practical implementation   techniques for edge detection and
 Finally, in pairs, students will prepare   through the exploration of AI   MAI540 - Advanced AI and   through hands-on programming   morphological operations; feature
 a grant proposal, showcasing their   technology and its approaches,   Machine Learning  workshops. Sequential modeling   detection, image registration,
 ability to articulate project objectives,   focusing on machine learning and   Credit Hours: 3  concepts are introduced through   and contour analysis; and image
 feasibility, and expected outcomes.   data science. The course then uses   Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs),   matching, transformations, and
 Together, these assessments   this context to discuss important   Pre-requisite: MAI503  highlighting their role in temporal   advanced local features like SIFT and
 provide a comprehensive foundation   ethical issues, including privacy   This course builds on statistical   and structured data processing.   MSER. Students will use MATLAB
 in academic writing, research   concerns, responsibility and the   inference, probability, differential   The course advances to attention   to implement these techniques in
 dissemination, and professional   delegation of decision-making,   calculus, and linear algebra concepts   mechanisms and transformer   lab exercises and projects, applying
 presentation.  transparency, and bias. The course   to equip students with advanced   architectures, with applications   their knowledge to develop solutions
 also provides students with the   knowledge and skills of artificial   in computer vision such as object   for real- world challenges such as
 MAI503 - Advanced Analysis and   opportunity to discuss the future   detection, image segmentation,   background segmentation and object
 Computing   of work in an AI economy and the   intelligence and machine learning   and visual representation analysis   tracking. The course emphasizes
 Credit Hours: 3  challenges for policymakers in   concepts and algorithms. During   using transformer-based models.   practical applications in image
        this course, students design and
 Pre-requisite: Graduate-Standing  adopting AI. Students will learn to   construct an end-to-end artificial   Students gain experience with vision   analysis, encouraging students
 analyze these issues critically and will   intelligence and machine learning   transformers through practical labs   to work on collaborative projects,
 This course covers advanced   work on a team project to develop   project and demonstrate mastery   and structured problem-solving   produce technical reports, and
 analytical and computing tools   an AI strategy for a hypothetical   of AI methods including their   exercises. A dedicated module   engage in research assignments to
 and techniques used in modern   business, enhancing their skills in   mathematical model formulations   focuses on Large Language Models   demonstrate their understanding.
 professional practice. Students   technical reporting.  and search and optimization   (LLMs), covering their architecture,
 learn both the theory and practical   techniques. Additionally, this   training paradigms, and system-level
 application of the covered topics   course will cover different types   considerations. Students explore
 through MATLAB. These topics   of advanced feature extraction   agentic AI workflows, including


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